Wednesday, 7 March 2012

12 Foods With Super-Healing Powers

                             12 Foods With Super-Healing Powers | Care2 Healthy Living:
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Cherries
Guavas
Beans
Kiwifruit
Watercress
Spinach
Onions
Carrots
Cabbage
                                                                                       Kale
                                                                                  Dandelion



12 Reasons to Love Quinoa

                                              12 Reasons to Love Quinoa




A staple of the ancient Incas who revered it as sacred, quinoa (pronounced KEEN-wah) is not a true grain, but a seed.  Surprisingly, it is related to spinach and Swiss chard.  If you’re not already enjoying this delicious food, here are 7 reasons to start.

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Real life science

      Planning to grow on slightly larger scale this year, hence the purchase of this beauty!!

photo curtsy of Greenhouse sensation


It` s  all set up and working with first tomato, basil, thyme and spring onion  seedlings



                   

13 Healing Powers of Lemons

                                                  "13 Healing Powers of Lemons"

                                   13 Healing Powers of Lemons | Care2 Healthy Living

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    Master A`s nature projects

                                                             In preparation for Spring .... :)

      extended study of germination process , various kinds of seed, root, seed dispersal, ways of reproduction.
                                     Parts of the plant, their function, anatomy ( leave, flower)
                                         Types of plants, types of trees, seasonal changes



                                                     And our everyday life education in this area:


                                                      watching seeds germinating in sprouter


                                                             Our wheat grass instant plantation


                      Various edible seeds we could find in the pantry ( different types of beans, sesame seed, sunflower seed, coriander seed, pepper seed, lentils, poppy seed, amaranth, millet, quinoa, barley, oat groats, onion seeds, wheat, peas, buckwheat,  avocado seed, pumpkin seeds, apple seeds, tomato seeds..
                                           also some seeds we collected last Autumn in the garden.



    Organic Amaranth

                                                                  Organic Amaranth:


    Amaranth nutrition - it contains high amounts of fiber, vitamin C, vitamin E, vitamin A, phosphorus, potassium, selenium, calcium, iron, magnesium, manganese, and folate. High amounts of amino acids, methionine, cycteine and lysine.  It is similar to quinoa nutrition.

    Cooking Amaranth
    • porridge
    • pancakes
    • cakes
    • muffins
    • vegetable dishes
    • bread
    • use in stir-fry
    • soup
    • use instead of rice
    • leaves used in salad


    Annie Sloan Chalk paint


                                                                 Annie Sloan Chalk paint 

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                                               Finally something simple and not so labour consuming


    photo curtsy of Annie Sloan 


     and can be even purchased locally !



     Smoke on the Water 


    Oodlekadoodle Primitives: VIOLET OR DANDELION JELLY & LAVENDER SUGAR!

                                     : VIOLET OR DANDELION JELLY & LAVENDER SUGAR!:


                                                     I think I will have a go!  If only for the looks :)

    Photo curtsy of Oodlekadoodle Primitives

    `First Day of Spring` .. in February

      While on our way back from visiting someone contacted via Landshare, we came across this lovely spot. With all the sunshine and first buds on the trees, it really felt like First Day of Spring



























    Ban on 'distracting' miniskirts at school is set to spread | Education | The Observer

    Ban on 'distracting' miniskirts at school is set to spread | Education | The Observer: "'prejudicial view that dress is somehow a provocation' Anyone who thinks that wearing a skirt that shows one's underpants is not provocative to a hormone- packed teenage boy or a dirty old man is pretending to come from another society. A society where PC actually works and influences people's thinking. Anyway why are they showing their knickers if not for a bit of attention?"

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    Montessori for Everyone

                                                 Montessori for everyone

                                   various easy to use resources based on Montessori philosophy.
                                                  Free printable worksheets, projects ideas

    photo curtsy of Montessori for Everyone


                                                        Also Pinterest resource page

    Sophistimom

                                                  Well Read Sophistimom

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       well-read 
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        Love the blog! If you are a bookworm, you will feel at home too! :)


    Math is Fun - Maths Resources

    Math is Fun - Maths Resources:

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    Modestia » modest girls don’t wear strapless bridal gowns.

    Modestia » modest girls don’t wear strapless bridal gowns.:

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    Sleeves: the right not to bare arms

                                 Sleeves: the right not to bare arms 




    In a talk at the Edinburgh book festival on Sunday night, Caitlin Moran said she loved the singer Adele, because she wore sleeves. In fact, Moran is a longtime covered-arm enthusiast. "Why are there no sleeves?" she wrote in the fashion section of her book How to Be a Woman. "If every woman in this country were allowed to cover her upper arms as God intended, prescriptions of Xanax would halve in a fortnight." She writes all this in capitals in a clear sleeve-based rage; I write in crushed resignation with a glimmer of cautious optimism. Because the sleeve issue may be getting some coverage
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